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STRAWBERRY LOVE CAKE one piece with hearts

Valentine's Day Strawberry Love Cake

dana vento
A strawberry cake made with yogurt and topped with chocolate topping.
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Prep Time 8 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Additional Time 1 hour
Total Time 2 hours 8 minutes
Course Recipes
Cuisine cake
Servings 8 slices
Calories 564 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 6 Pitted Amarena Cherries and about 1 Tablespoon of its syrup optional ingredient
  • 16 Ounces of Strawberries about 8 sliced, and cube the remaining and set aside. Strawberries should be Hulled, rinsed, and dry
  • 1 Cup of Sugar Of which 2 teaspoons need to be separated from the rest
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 C Olive Oil
  • 3/4 C Greek Yogurt PLAIN
  • 2 Teaspoon Vanilla
  • 1 1/2 Teaspoons Baking Powder
  • 2 C All Purpose Flour sifted
  • 2 Teaspoon Almond Extract optional but Mmm
  • 1-2 TBSP A Thick-skinned rinsed lemon for testing. About 1 -2 Tablespoons
  • 1/4 C Confectioner's Sugar (optional for topping )
  • 2 Tablespoons Hot Cocoa (optional)

Instructions
 

  • First, preheat the oven to 350° F
  • Next, prep your spring pan
  • Using a piece of parchment paper, cut a circle the same size as the moveable base and place the base in the pan and lock the springform. (optional you can just grease your spring pan as I did in the video and not worry about the parchment paper step)
  • Next, grease the sides of the springform pan.
  • Sugar the base of the springform pan lightly with about 2 teaspoons or less of sugar, just to lightly coat.
  • Now, use the 8 sliced berries (maybe a few more depending on the sizes of berries you have) and arrange the berries on the bottom of the pan.
  • Cut up the cherries (if using) and drizzle with some cherry syrup.
  • Set this aside.
  • BATTER FOR CAKE
  • Unlike most recipes, we will be incorporating MOST ingredients before mixing or combining it is not a typo.
  • Add to your mixing bowl: eggs, sugar, oil, yogurt,
  • Mix, to combine.
  • Add in the Vamilla Extract
  • Add in Almond Extract,
  • Then Baking Powder.
  • Next Sifted Flour.
  • Mix, it will get thick but you must mix to ensure all ingredients are combined.
  • Scrape down the bowl
  • Add in lemon zest.
  • Mix quickly to incorporate but not extra mixing.
  • Now fold in the remaining strawberries that you cubed.
  • Transfer to your prepared baking pan.
  • When you 'plop' the dough in, try NOT to move the berries and cherries on the bottom.
  • The best way to do this is to divide the batter into four and then cover all four areas of the pan.
  • Then lightly drag your spatula across 'GENTLY' the top.
  • Don't pull too hard and the bottom of the batter will not MOVE.
  • Transfer cake into the oven.
  • Bake for one hour at 350°F.
  • Do check with a toothpick to ensure that the batter is fully baked, if the toothpick comes out clean you are golden!
  • Allow the cake to cool for 30 minutes.
  • Then, remove it from the spring pan.
  • If your cake is still warm, allow it to cool on a rack before sliding it onto a serving dish (next step) *Notes below
  • Next, Invert onto a pedestal tray or serving dish.
  • Allow the cake to cool for another 30 minutes to an hour. (if you sprinkle with confectioner's sugar before the cake is full, the sugar will melt into the cake!
  • Then top with confectioner's sugar.
  • If you are putting a heart of hearts atop, you use a cookie cutter or stencil.
  • I filled mine with Hot Cocoa and dusted the exterior with Confectioner's Sugar.
  • Serve.
  • Enjoy.
    Valentine's Day Strawberry Love Cake piece
  • Refrigerate any leftovers as yogurt is your base ingredient and it will not be counter-safe storage.

Video

Notes

*If your cake is warm after it has initially cooled from being in the spring pan, you will want to allow the cake to cook with a cooling rack below so that it does not get soggy on your serving platter.